Debates 2012 BHJ

Candidate A: Biden
Candidate B: Ryan

CATEGORY	CANDIDATE A	CANDIDATE B
1 . Goals	+1	+1
2 . Appeal to swing voters	0	+1
3 . Appeal to base group	+2	+2
4 . Control Agenda	+2	0
5 . Personal Exchange	-1	0
6 . Content of Answers	0	0
7 . Leadership	+2	+2
8 . Zingers and Blunders	+2	+2
9 .Open	+2	+2
10. Close	+1	+2

P o i n t s

+ 2 = The candidate really helped him/her self in the category

+ 1 = The candidate some what helped him/her self in the category

0 = The candidate was neutral, neither helping nor harming him/herself

- 1 = The candidate some what harmed him/her self in the category

- 2 = The candidate really harmed him/her self in the category

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Second Presidential Debate

Candidate A: Obama
Candidate B: Romney

CATEGORY	CANDIDATE A	CANDIDATE B
1 . Goals	+1	+1
2 . Appeal to swing voters	0	0
3 . Appeal to base group	+1	+1
4 . Control Agenda	-1	+1
5 . Personal Exchange	+1	-1
6 . Content of Answers	0	-2
7 . Leadership	+2	+1
8 . Zingers and Blunders	+1	-2
9 .Open	+1	+1
10. Close	-1	-1

P o i n t s

+ 2 = The candidate really helped him/her self in the category

+ 1 = The candidate some what helped him/her self in the category

0 = The candidate was neutral, neither helping nor harming him/herself

- 1 = The candidate some what harmed him/her self in the category

- 2 = The candidate really harmed him/her self in the category

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